NOTICE OF VACANCY

Department of Communication Sciences, Communication Processes Section

Storrs Campus

Rank: Open Salary: Open, depending upon qualifications and experience

Dates Duties begin: 8/23/02

Consideration of applications begins 11/14/01.

Search closes when suitable candidates are identified

Description of Duties

Conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in New Communication Technologies. The candidate should have an additional expertise in one or more of the following areas: marketing, advertising, organizational communication, computer graphics, e-commerce, media effects, interpersonal, or Internet research. The job also includes service to the department and university, including advising in the undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. programs.

Lab space and substantial startup funds will be available to facilitate a qualified candidate's research program.

Qualifications: Ph.D. completed; expertise in advanced research methodology and relevant teaching experience.

Program and Campus Information

The Communication Processes Section of the Department of Communication Sciences serves approximately 300 undergraduate majors, 15 M.A. and 25 Ph.D. students. There are 10 full-time faculty positions at the Storrs (main) campus. The department is well equipped with laboratory space and modern computing and research equipment including high-speed Internet connections and a facility designed for human computer interaction research. The university also houses the Booth Center for computing research.

The Storrs campus is located in rural Connecticut, 40 minutes from Hartford and 60 minutes from Providence, RI, between Boston (90 minutes away) and New York City (3 hours away). For more information see <http://www.coms.uconn.edu/>www.coms.uconn.edu or <http://www.uconn.edu/>www.uconn.edu.

Application Procedure

Send letter of application, with a curriculum vita, three letters of reference, and copies of relevant publications and papers as email attachments to:

Mark Hamilton, Chair,

COMS-NCT Search Committee

comsci2@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Department of Communication Sciences

Box U-1085

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269-1085

The University of Connecticut encourages minorities, women, and people with disabilities to apply for this position.

Mark Hamilton Department of Communication Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-1085

Phone: 860-486-4569 Fax: 860-486-5422